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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Arostr S53A · Walla Walla, WA · May 9, 2009

Date: May 9, 2009 · 07:45 local
Place: Walla Walla, WA
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5252H
Reported as: Arostr S53A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 315 total315 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N5252HRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2018 · Aerostar International S53AS/N S53A-3069 · Built 1999 Airframe modelAerostar International S53A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted was acting as pilot in command of N525H a lta Aerostar international. In an attempt to land at the lions park he misjudged his decent and undershot his intended landing point. In doing so, he bounced off an electrical wire, recovered and landed safely. The local fire department responded from a half a block and local power company was contacted. There was minor damage to the balloon basket and minor repair needed to the electrical wire. There was no fire or downed electrical lines in this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N525H A LTA AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL. IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE LIONS PARK HE MISJUDGED HIS DECENT AND UNDERSHOT HIS INTENDED LANDING POINT. IN DOING SO, HE BOUNCED OFF AN ELECTRICAL WIRE, RECOVERED AND LANDED SAFELY. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED FROM A HALF A BLOCK AND LOCAL POWER COMPANY WAS CONTACTED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON BASKET AND MINOR REPAIR NEEDED TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRE. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR DOWNED ELECTRICAL LINES IN THIS INCIDENT.